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Service Model Catalyst Applies Telecom Service Assembly Standards to the Cloud

BT and Progress Join Comptel, Network Cadence and Qwest in Extending TM Forum's PSA Initiative to Embrace the Very Latest in Converged Service Offerings

HELSINKI, FINLAND--(Marketwire - December 2, 2009) - Comptel
Corporation (HEX: CTL1V), today announced that BT and Progress Software will be participating
in the second phase of the Service Model
Catalyst, as it explores the creation of new converged services that
include cloud-based Software as a Service (SaaS), Infrastructure as a
Service (IaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS) components.

The collaborative effort brings together business use cases from BT and Qwest as co-sponsors, with BT providing
cloud brokering and cloud assurance services on Amazon Web Services' EC2 platform, Comptel providing a
consolidated product and service catalog, Network Cadence providing systems
integration with a service fabric broker for fulfilment and assurance
orchestration, and Progress providing a management tool for the canonical
data model.

"BT believes that, if customers and end-users are to see the huge,
potential benefits of cloud computing, vendors, suppliers and
communications service providers (CSPs) will need to work together to
ensure interoperability," said Gary Bruce, Catalyst lead, BT Innovate &
Design. "The Service Model Catalyst presents an excellent opportunity for
us to work together to push the boundaries of cloud computing management.
We are keen to continue to work with TM Forum, to draw out further key
business requirements for cloud and to continue to develop cutting-edge
prototypes."

The second phase of the Service Model Catalyst will consist of a technical
demonstration that shows how CSPs can reduce the time and cost to launch
new converged products that include cloud-based components, by applying a
consistent model to the definition of service components prior to their
assembly.

"Qwest is proud of the leadership we are contributing to the Service Model
Catalyst, and view our involvement as a natural extension of growing by
aligning with other best-of-breed organizations," said Neil Cox, executive
vice president of product and IT, Qwest. "We believe an adaptable
architecture will let Qwest quickly bring multiple technologies online and
new products to market efficiently and productively. That is the real
benefit of the Catalyst experience, and one that is leading to the creation
of unified, next-generation solutions for our customers."

"Delivering IT services is becoming more critical within the telecom
industry, and the Service Model Catalyst is helping support these
non-traditional, cloud-based activities," said Gareth Senior, CTO, Comptel.
"We're excited to be a part of this collaboration that continues to extend
the value of the PSA -- and shows that a holistic product and service
catalog can improve time-to-market for the new generation of CSPs."

"Network Cadence is very pleased to be a part of such an important and
forward-looking Catalyst. We believe that the work done in this project in
the areas of service modelling, cloud computing and service lifecycle
management are key in enabling our CSP partners to take advantage of the
emerging cloud computing market," said John McCawley, CEO, Network Cadence.

"Progress enables the world's leading companies to create new
opportunities, manage risk and gain efficiencies by becoming more
operationally responsive. Progress is proud to be a part of the Service
Model Catalyst, providing a means for CSPs to increase their agility in
offering new services in cloud-based environments," said Hub Vandervoort,
CTO, Progress. "By ensuring data interoperability and standards compliance
in the cloud, CSPs can shorten the time-to-market of introducing new
services. We are excited to be showcasing this solution in conjunction
with our Catalyst partners."

"As TM Forum's Cloud Initiative moves forward, one of the main things we
will be looking at is ease of use," said Jim Warner, VP, cloud programs, TM
Forum. "Key underlying 'standards' needed are common definitions of types
of cloud services. This enables users to quickly compare and contrast
different cloud offerings from different vendors; plus, it allows CSPs to
automate much of the ordering and provisioning process and improve their
time-to-market for cloud services."

About Comptel Corporation
Comptel Dynamic OSS solutions enable telecom service providers to deliver
services flexibly and charge them effectively. Comptel's wide expertise in
service fulfillment, mediation and charging empowers its customers to focus
on delivering innovative services. Comptel has provided software solutions
to 280 service providers with 800 million subscribers in 85 countries. The
Group has about 600 employees world-wide, and net sales were EUR 85 million
in 2008. For more information, please visit www.comptel.com.